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Iranpress: Iran logs 52 COVID deaths in 24 hrs

Iran logs 52 COVID deaths in 24 hrs

Wednesday, 15 December 2021 14:51

Tehran (IP) – Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wedensday that 52 death cases due to COVID-19 had been registered during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 130,883.

Iranpress: Unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines; global moral failure

Unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines; global moral failure

Monday, 13 December 2021 16:20

The unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the past year has been a global moral failure, says the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Iranpress: Malaysia reports 3,490 new COVID-19 infections, 17 new deaths

Malaysia reports 3,490 new COVID-19 infections, 17 new deaths

Monday, 13 December 2021 07:44

Malaysia reported 3,490 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,691,639, according to the Health Ministry.

Iranpress: National Nurse Day in Iran; opportunity to honor health defenders

National Nurse Day in Iran; opportunity to honor health defenders

Friday, 10 December 2021 21:15

Tehran (IP) -Iran’s national nurse day is an opportunity to honor health defenders whose lives have changed dramatically amid the spread of coronavirus. Roghayeh Karami, a nurse at Mostafa Khomeini Hospital elaborates on her life and her health defender martyr husband Mahdi Variji.

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Early word on Omicron; it might be less deadly

World Newspapers: Early word on Omicron; it might be less deadly

Wednesday, 08 December 2021 21:48

Researchers in South Africa, where the variant is spreading quickly, say it may cause less serious COVID cases than other forms of the virus, but it is unclear whether that will hold true. 224

Iranpress: Act now to curb Omicron

Act now to curb Omicron's spread: WHO director general

Wednesday, 08 December 2021 20:28

Governments should urgently reassess their national responses to COVID-19 and accelerate their vaccination programmes to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, WHO director-general said on Wednesday.

Iranpress: COVID omicron variant detected in 38 countries: WHO

COVID omicron variant detected in 38 countries: WHO

Saturday, 04 December 2021 10:35

The World Health Organization on Friday said the COVID omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries, up from 23 two days ago, with early data suggesting the strain is more contagious than delta.

Iranpress: S.Korea reports record-high COVID-19 cases, deaths

S.Korea reports record-high COVID-19 cases, deaths

Saturday, 04 December 2021 07:57

South Korea reported a record daily 5,352 new COVID-19 infections and 70 deaths, while a nationwide total of nine cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday.

Iranpress: Ecuador tries to stop Omicron spread by keeping land border with Peru shut

Ecuador tries to stop Omicron spread by keeping land border with Peru shut

Wednesday, 01 December 2021 07:54

Ecuador's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it would keep the country's border with Peru closed in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus' Omicron variant.

Iranpress: Japan bar foreigners as global risk from omicron increases

Japan bar foreigners as global risk from omicron increases

Monday, 29 November 2021 14:36

Japan said on Monday it would close its borders to foreigners, as the world's third-largest economy taking the toughest measures against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, which the WHO said carried a "very high" global risk of surges.

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